Taking a taxi to the Saskatoon airport may soon cost more. Here's why

The City of Saskatoon’s transportation committee will be considering whether to add an additional fee to taxi riders going to or from the airport.

According to the committee’s agenda for January 10, up for discussion will be whether or not to include the Saskatoon Airport Authority’s commercial curb fee to Bylaw No. 9651, which regulates taxi fees.

A report from city administration indicates the commercial curb fee was introduced in 2019 and is currently $2.

Currently, the curb fee is paid by taxi drivers during trips where the meter is running and is not passed on to the rider. However, administration is recommending that city council amend the bylaw to add the curb fee to metered taxi fares.

“This approach will help reduce the operating cost of providing airport-related taxi service and is consistent with how other additional costs, such as debit card transaction fees, are currently addressed,” the agenda document said.

The report notes that the fee is already included in flat-rate taxi trips to and from the airport.